Engage With WSU!

The Coug Honored Partner Program provides employers with additional services and visibility options to reach WSU students and alumni. Membership in this program also supports ASCC’s efforts to enhance and extend our student services, including providing ongoing educational programming, facilitating access to resources, and creating meaningful engagement with all WSU colleges. Click here to learn more about the Coug Honored Partner Program.

Starting in Fall 2024 and then annually, we are launching a brand-new WSU Career Guide, which will be strategically distributed across ALL campuses (8000 plus copies), reaching students during pivotal career exploration and planning moments. This guide will feature how-to materials and tips for career development, information about upcoming Career fairs, and other useful information. You also have the opportunity to purchase space in the Career Guide to share information on career opportunities or demonstrate your commitment to WSU Cougs.  This unique platform, managed by the Momentous Campus Media team, is a great way to showcase your support for our students. For more details, please CLICK HERE or contact Enrico Sacchetti at 720-307-2813 or enrico@makeitmomentous.com.  

The ASCC hosts an all-majors Career Expo each fall and spring to help students and employers connect. Additional WSU College-specific fairs will be listed on Handshake. If you wish to be added to any WSU Expo correspondence updates, please email employer@wsu.edu.

Connecting with key career and employer relations staff around campus is a great way to start building your brand at WSU.  Staff can help collaborate on info sessions, tabling, connecting with faculty, and college-specific events.  To learn more about our campus partners, visit our On Campus Interviews and Visits page.

The Academic Success and Career Center (ASCC) uses Handshake to share job postings for WSU students and alumni. Employers can use Handshake to connect with students, post jobs, manage applications, schedule campus visits, and join career fairs. For detailed instructions on setting up an employer account on Handshake, please watch this short video. To learn more about employer handshake features, click here.

Many student organizations seek professional development through employer-led workshops. Click here to engage with student organizations using the Coug presence page. Please note that communications and engagement are at the discretion of the student organization.

Does your company have a robust professional development program? One way to draw students to the company is by offering career readiness programming webinars that could appeal to various majors (for example, “How to Market Yourself Online In the Health Industry”). Please email us at employer@wsu.edu to connect with these opportunities and what topics you hope to share.

Using Handshake, all approved employer partners can lead and plan their additional company engagement events (virtually or in-person). Many employers planning to visit campus will often reach out to candidates or student groups ahead of time and meet with them on campus at coffee locations (or virtually) as part of their campus engagement plan.

Connect with students, professors, and departments and boost your brand on campus by setting up (in-person or virtual) information sessions/presentations for all WSU students. Please email us at employer@wsu.edu to direct you to the appropriate resource. In addition, the employer can invite multiple universities to attend the same virtual session as long your team is approved by that institution (See Multi-University Handshake Event Disclaimer).

Did you know Handshake allows employer partners to message students every month directly? This is a great tool to encourage a promising candidate to apply or join an event you are hosting. Click here to learn how to send a student a message on Handshake.

Students seek internships that allow them to build professional experience, test tentative career choices, receive mentoring, and make their academic studies more relevant. Check out our employer guide to internships for more information about starting an internship program at your organization. All internship opportunities must comply with the NACE and Department of Labor criteria. Listings must also comply with WSU Recruiting Guidelines. To access our digital WSU Experiential Learning/Internship Employer Handbook, click here.

Did you know student treks are a great way to connect with potential candidates and to introduce future candidates to your company culture? Working with a specific college or student organization might make this possibility more successful. Consider inviting students to visit your company during home visits school breaks when they are in the area.

Schedule interviews through Handshake or contact employer@wsu.edu. Our office in Lighty 160 offers 12 interview rooms for employer use between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. Be flexible to in-person and virtual interviews to support candidates from all WSU campuses.

Most international students are in the U.S. on non‐immigrant student visas (F‐1 and J‐1), and are eligible to accept employment under certain conditions. Posting job and internship opportunities must follow all the policies and procedures in the WSU Recruiting Guidelines. Some internship opportunities may be available to students participating in a Study Abroad or an Education Abroad experience. The Education Abroad office has formal affiliation agreements and partnerships with many agencies. Students who travel under any affiliation agreement – including education abroad or completing an internship abroad for academic credit – must register with the WSU/International Programs Travel Registry.

Scheduling tabling sessions at the Compton Union Building (CUB), located in the middle of our Pullman campus, can be an excellent way for your Company to get some name recognition and engage with students between their classes. If you are interested in tabling, you can submit a request below: